Sunday, February 3, 2008

Give 'Em Cheese


This is Hazel's cheesy smile that she's been doing lately. You can tell that it's not her real smile because she does it when she knows we're smiling at her and she'll got from this face right back to a serious face. I love this little girl.

Some updates! Let's see...I am about to begin working on my first fiction manuscript once I finish this last book on editing that my boss wanted me to read. David is still doing a great job at NAI and is absolutely loving it. We got some work done on our house this weekend. David scraped and painted the hallway into our bathroom that had some old chipping paint on it and I started painting the frames for our new cabinets! David made us new cabinet doors for my birthday and so I'm removing the old yucky ones, painting the frames a bright clean white, and then I will start on painting the doors he made. Lots of work, but just one thing at a time...

I am so reluctant to share pictures until our house is totally done! but i know that's no fun, so give me just a little longer and I'll share our progress with all of you. boy, this house has turned out to be such a challenge, but it really has taught me so much. It's fun to start to know your house and its quirks, especially these older houses. I know that I have to unplug our space heater in the living room when I want to vacuum our rug because I'll pop the circuit breaker; in the mornings you can always hear this light tapping in the kitchen and I finally figured out that it's the birds getting their breakfast from our roof; we have two light switches for our bedroom and sometimes one of them decides not to work, but you can always count on the other one to pull through when that happens; and the one that used to freak me out the most--sometimes the wind will cause our door to make this sudden creak like someone is trying to force it open. I used to run to the door and see who was there, but nope, it was just our old door. Our old door that never closes all the way unless you lift the handle just slightly to help it get into place. I love our house.

13 comments:

Kelsi said...

She is such a doll!! I love that huge smile! We need to get together again soon!

katherine said...

she is adorable. and such a fun baby! it was so nice to hang out too, it had been far too long!!

isaacsmith77 said...

Hello,
Cute Kid! It is amazing how fast they grow. And to think I was there only 4 months ago. She has changed so much.
Good luck with the house. I get a little excitement when I hear about working on homes. That is something I really have enjoyed myself. Working on your house makes it your home.
Tell your mom congrads on her wedding. I am very excited for her. She is such a good lady.
Take care, Isaac

Alisa said...

OH My Gosh....that is the cutest cheesiest smile i've ever seen!

Ben and Camille said...

oh my gosh she is such a cutie! and getting SO big! i can't wait to see her and you guys soon! yay! and way to go on writing a book! sweeet!!

ANJ said...

that is SUCH a david smile! can't wait to see your new house :)

Brandon said...

Haha, she totally looks like you Dave! Janelle, you are such a great sport with the house, hang in there, if there is anyone that can make it look good Dave can!

carly said...

Oh my word!! Look at that Phipp's smile!! So adorable! How are you guys doing? It's been quite a long time! We need to catch up - carly walton

Meredith said...

that is so adorable...definitely one for the scrap book. you are writing a manuscript? that is so great and amazing! is there nothing you can't do? hopefully you'll share bits and pieces with us as you go along. good luck!

Kelli Ward said...

so i just found your blog through our good friends the gardners - small world as always. great to see you are going well. little hazel is precious. we miss you guys.

Anonymous said...

Hey Janelle it's Nicole Petersen from the ward! I found your blog and it's sooo cute! Hazel is adorable and I love that cheesy grin she has! Just wanted to say HI! hope you're doing great!

The Kyles said...

love that cheesy grin! she gets cuter all the time. We have now linked your blog on our blog. Come check it out!

Richard & Analeis said...

Oh my goodness! Janelle, you crack me up! I love that you wrote about the quirky house - how neat is that? And lil' Hazel??? OH. MY. CUTE.!!! That is the cutest thing I've seen!